“The Hobbit,” helmed by Peter Jackson and boasting a vfx team led by Joe Letteri, garnered a total of seven nods, including one for outstanding vfx in a visual effects-driven feature. Joss Whedon’s “Avengers” and Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi,” also nommed in that category, each received five additional nods.

Two more pics — “Battleship” and “Prometheus” — got nods in the effect-driven feature category, with “Battleship” receiving one other nom and “Prometheus” two.

Film animation noms went to “Brave,” “Hotel Transylvania,” “ParaNorman,” “Rise of the Guardians” and “Wreck-It Ralph.” “ParaNorman” got four other noms, “Brave” and “Guardians” three, “Transylvania” two and “Ralph” one.

Television vfx nods went to “Game of Thrones,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Falling Skies,” “Curiosity” and “Mockingbird Lane.”